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Asian representation on Fortune 1000 boards

Asian representation on Fortune 1000 boards: 2023 Asian representation on Fortune 1000 boards: 2023 Edition marks the third study by the KPMG Board Leadership Center and Ascend Pinnacle examining trends in board service,...more

A&O Shearman

Achieving gender parity in the UKs top companies a mixed picture

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The Government-backed FTSE Women Leaders Review has been released for the third year, with the results showing promising progression in the appointment of women to boards (with the 40% target for women on boards achieved in...more

Purpose Legal

Leading from Two Perspectives: The Dynamic Roles of a CEO vs. Board Member

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One of my colleagues who knows that I am currently CEO of Purpose Legal, and also serve on the Boards of two other companies, asked me about the differences between being a CEO and a board member. Certainly, operating a...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

The case for autonomy and resources

There it is on page 39, under “Compliance Leadership and Oversight: The Compliance Officer’s Primary Responsibilities”: “. . . the compliance officer should not lead or report to the entity’s legal or financial...more

BCLP

UK Corporate Briefing - March 2024

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Welcome to the Corporate Briefing, where we review the latest developments in UK corporate law that you need to know about. In this month’s issue, we discuss...more

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2022 Governance Best Practices Survey

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Even the strongest corporate boards benefit from a regular infusion of fresh ideas. Culture, composition and governance practices - all of these are critical elements for boards to fulfill their oversight role, support...more

Cooley LLP

Blog - Leadership survey: How prepared are leaders to face key business issues? Do executives think boards give good advice?

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While it’s certainly not yet in the rear-view mirror, as we start to see COVID-19 begin to fade as an all-consuming crisis for business—thank you science and scientists!—what are the next issues that corporate leaders must...more

Alston & Bird

Nasdaq Moves to Boost Listed Companies’ Board Diversity

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Our Securities Group provides an overview of Nasdaq’s proposed rules (subject to approval by the Securities and Exchange Commission) to require companies to increase the diversity of their boards....more

NAVEX

5 Steps for Building Better Board Engagement

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Recently, NAVEX Global released its 2020 Definitive Risk & Compliance Benchmark Report, an in-depth analysis of the latest industry trends and best practices, based on the survey responses of over 1,400 risk and compliance...more

Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics...

Compliance Perspectives: Compliance & Corporate Governance in the Time of COVID-19

Companies are struggling to survive and boards are stretched beyond belief. So how do you get the governing team to focus on compliance? According to Nell Minow — dubbed the “Queen of Good Corporate Governance” by...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Corporate Law & Goverance Update - January 2020

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Given evolving Delaware law, understanding the difference between “risk oversight” and “risk management” is an increasingly important board task. In the Marchand and Clovis decisions, the Delaware courts sent an important...more

Nilan Johnson Lewis PA

Five Tasks a Nonprofit Board Chair Should Own

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Nonprofit Board Chair job descriptions usually include phrases like “facilitate consensus” and “ensure all voices are heard.” I agree with those job descriptions. In my experience, Board Chairs generally understand that part...more

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Corporate Law & Governance Update - April 2019

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DIRECTORS AS VENDORS - A new controversy at a large health system highlights the legal and reputational challenges that can arise when directors sell services to the organizations they serve as fiduciaries. According to...more

Lowndes

We celebrate Grace Vista During #WomensHistoryMonth

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For Women’s History Month, we interviewed Grace Vista, owner and president of Vista Florida Realty, LLC., a real estate company headquartered in Melbourne, FL. Here are Grace’s thoughts on leadership!...more

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We Celebrate Sarah Kelly, President of SEK Advisors LLC., During #WomensHistoryMonth!

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For Women’s History Month, we interviewed Sarah Kelly, President of SEK Advisors LLC. Sarah has been very involved with the City of Orlando over the past several years. In addition, she is the past president of CREW and past...more

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We Celebrate Edna Trimble, President of TRU Management Group During #WomensHistoryMonth!

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For Women’s History Month, we interviewed Edna Trimble, president of TRU Management Group. Edna was previously vice president of McCraney Property Company before becoming president of TRU Management Group. Here are Edna’s...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

How to Lead a Family Business When You Aren’t Family

In the modern-day realm of family business, it is increasingly common for leadership positions to be filled by individuals who are not family. Like most leadership positions, the benefits of the job make an offer hard to turn...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Congress to Increase Scrutiny on Diversity in Corporate Leadership

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Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA) is the new Chair of the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services. In this role, she plans to push for more diversity in corporate leadership positions. There are reports that she may...more

Benesch

Tapping Women Lawyers’ Leadership Skills for Corporate Boards

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My twenty-five years of practice as an employment attorney has given me an inside look into the evolving world of the business of my clients, from start-ups to Fortune 50 corporations. Through my experience as a legal and...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Top 10 Topics for Directors in 2018

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY - 1. Cybersecurity threats. Cybersecurity preparedness is essential in 2018 as the risk of, and associated adverse impact of, breaches continue to rise. The past year redefined the upward bounds of the...more

Dechert LLP

FTSE gender balance a year on – is progress being made?

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The Hampton-Alexander Review (the “Review”), an independent, business led review supported by the UK Government, has published its ‘one year on’ supplementary report on gender balance in FTSE leadership....more

The Volkov Law Group

Five Essential Steps to Improve Corporate Board Oversight and Support of Compliance

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Corporate boards need to devote more energy to oversight and improvement of corporate culture and compliance. Over the last ten years, we have witnessed corporate scandals and misconduct that could have been prevented or, at...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

The Mummy’s Hand and a Risk-Based Approach at the Board Level

Today we consider the 1940’s film, The Mummy’s Hand as the second installment in Universal Pictures series featuring this creature. Boris Karloff departed the role and it was taken over for one film by Tom Tyler, who was...more

The Volkov Law Group

Improving Board Performance: Scrap the Old Model

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Corporate boards are under intense scrutiny – shareholder organizations are challenging boards in an attempt to improve board performance. Government prosecutors are focusing more on board responsibility for corporate...more

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